Lottery
Scholarship Bill Fails: Also at
Wednesday’s meeting, the Senate Appropriations Committee defeated SB 809 by
Sen. Brad Henry (D – Shawnee) [text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB809_int.rtf
]. The bill would have created the
Helping Oklahoma People Excel (HOPE) Scholarship program to provide tuition
scholarships to all residents graduating high school with a B grade average and
a family income under $75,000. The bill
failed by a narrow margin on a 15-15 tie vote.
The program was intended to have been funded by state lottery proceeds. The resolution that would have authorized a
state vote on the lottery proposal, SJR 24 [text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SJR24_int.rtf
] was defeated in the same committee meeting by a 14-16 vote.

Final
Appropriations Levels Certified:
On Tuesday, the State Board of Equalization set the final amount of
funds available to the Legislature for appropriation this session. Tuesday’s certified amount was $315.6
million above the level appropriated last year, not including funds available
in the state’s Rainy Day Fund. The
Rainy Day Fund has $78.8 which may be appropriated by the Legislature under
certain conditions. The $315.6 million
was an increase of $17.9 million from the Board’s initial estimate on December
29, due almost entirely to increased projections of natural gas tax
receipts. Following are several items
related to the amount of appropriated funds available.

Related press releases
from Sen. Kelly Haney, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and
Sen. Jim Dunlap, Senate Republican leader, can be found by going to http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/senate/welcome.html
and following the menu from “Senate News” to “Senate Press Releases” to
“February.”

House
and Senate Advance Supplemental Appropriations: This week both the House and Senate advanced
supplemental appropriation bills that would provide funding to state agencies
to address critical budget issues in the current fiscal year.

HB 1564 [text: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1564_cs.rtf
] would appropriate a total of $118.1 million. Included in the amount are three appropriations for higher
education totaling $16.3 million.
Those funds are intended for three purposes-- $2.8 million for debt
payments on capital bond projects; $9 million to go toward the backlog of
private donations awaiting state matching funds in the endowed chairs
program; and $4.4 million to meet extraordinary utility cost increases at
the institutions. The bill was
approved by the House Appropriations and Budget Committee and is now
pending action on the House floor.

SB 322 [text: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/sb322_engr.rtf
] appropriates only $13.6 million, primarily for debt payments on capital
bond projects, including $2.8 million for higher education. The bill also includes $3.25 million
for graduate medical education in the Tulsa area (sometimes referred to as
the “Hillcrest” issue).
Supplemental funding for graduate medical education was not
included in HB 1564 as passed by the House Appropriations and Budget Committee. SB 322 passed out of the Senate
Appropriations Committee on Wednesday and was approved on the Senate floor
by a 39-0 vote on Thursday. The
bill now goes to the House for further consideration.

Tuition
Tax Credit: This week the House
Revenue and Taxation Committee approved HB 1729 by Rep. Kenneth Corn (D – Howe)
[text: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1729_int.rtf
]. The bill would allow individual
Oklahoma taxpayers to claim a credit of up to $500 on their state income taxes
for any tuition paid to a public or private college in Oklahoma. The revenue loss to the state is estimated
at up to $48 million. Rep. Corn
indicated that a final version of the bill would likely reduce this cost estimate
significantly.

Upcoming
Meetings/Activities:

·March 6 – Higher Education Day at the Capitol

Upcoming Legislative Deadlines:

March
15, Thursday.......................................................................... Bills
from Floor of House of Origin

March
29, Thursday.................................................................. Bills
from Committee of Opposite House

April
19, Thursday............................................................................. Bills
from Floor of Opposite House

SB 25 (Morgan/Nations) - EVENT
TICKETS/SALES TAX EXEMPTION.
Providing a sales tax exemption for sales of admission tickets to
recreational events or activities that are located at and operated by a State
System institution; requiring that an amount equivalent to the amount that
otherwise would be required to be collected must be separately stated on the
admission ticket and used for funding policies, practices, programs and
services to promote gender equity. (68
§ 1356) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB25_int.rtf

SB 57 (Capps/Begley) - Physician
Manpower Training Commission.
Modifying membership requirements of Physician Manpower Training
Commission; removing the president of the Oklahoma College of Osteopathic
Medicine and Surgery and the executive chief of staff of the Oklahoma Medical
Center from the commission. (70 §
697.3) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB57_int.rtf

SB 73 (Helton/Askins) - Governmental
Tort Claims. Increasing from
$125,000 to $200,000 the total liability for claims brought under the
Governmental Tort Claims Act for certain losses arising out of a single act,
accident or occurrence. (51 § 154) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB73_int.rtf

SB 81 (Dunlap/Perry) - Science
and Technology. Creating a
Science and Technology Council to target marketing opportunities for the state;
providing for the chair to be the vice president of technology development of
the University of Oklahoma. (74 §§ 5060.40, 5060.41) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB81_int.rtf

SB 132 (Monson/Cox) - HEALTH INSURANCE. Providing that an insurer who provides
family health insurance coverage to a parent of a child who is ordered by a
court to provide health coverage to provide that such requirements shall not
apply where the coverage is through a group plan and the group’s coverage is
through the insurer is discontinued or the noncustodial parent ceases to be
eligible for participation in the group plan.
(36 § 6058A) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB132_int.rtf

SB 147 (Herbert/Glover) - EDUCATIONAL FUNDS. Increasing from 45 percent to 60 percent the
portion of permanent school funds, other educational funds and public building
funds the Commissioners of the Land Office may invest in equity securities. (64 § 51)
http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB147_int.rtf

2/6/01 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee

02/21/2001 Senate Committee - Committee Substitute Do Pass

SB 149 (Wilcoxson) - Tuition
Scholarship REVOLVING FUND.
Changing the name of the Oklahoma Tuition Scholarship Revolving Fund to
the Oklahoma Scholarship Revolving Fund; allowing monies to be used only for
payment authorized by the Academic Scholars Act, the Oklahoma Higher Learning
Access Program Act and the Oklahoma Tuition Scholarship Act. (62 § 41.29e) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB149_int.rtf

SB 280 (Haney/Mass) - APPROPRIATIONS/TOURISM INTERNSHIP. Authorizing the State Regents to establish an internship program
in conjunction with the Tourism and Recreation Department for students enrolled
in an institution of the State System who are pursuing an Associate or Business
Administration degree in the area of tourism management. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB280_int.rtf

SB 322 (Haney/Mass) - APPROPRIATIONS. The
committee substitute makes appropriations from the special cash fund,
appropriating $2,843,396 to the State Regents and $192,564 to the University
Hospitals Authority. Amended by adding
an appropriation of $3,250,000 from the special cash fund to provided matching
funds for the Direct Medical Education Supplemental Incentive Payment program
to support graduate medical education for residents and interns.

SB 335 (Cain) - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION.
Relating to the Sex Offenders Registration Act; requiring parolees from
other states or the United States to register; requiring registration where
offender works or attends school. (57
§§ 582/585, 587) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB335_int.rtf

2/6/01 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee

02/21/2001 Title Stricken

02/21/2001 Senate Committee - Do Pass as Amended

SB 341 (Williams) - OSU COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC
MEDICINE. Changing the name of the Oklahoma College of
Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery to the Oklahoma State University College of
Osteopathic Medicine; creating the Oklahoma State University Health Sciences
Center. (70 § 3423) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB341_int.rtf

SB 350 (Pruitt) - RELIGIOUS LAND USE.
Creating the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of
2001; prohibiting burden upon free exercise of religion; providing exception;
prohibiting imposing a land use regulation in a certain manner. (51 §§ 270/276) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB350_int.rtf

2/6/01 Referred
to Senate Judiciary Committee

SB 351 (Wilcoxson/Coleman) - TUITION
SCHOLARSHIP. Limiting the Oklahoma Tuition Scholarship
Program to freshman and junior years of enrollment; requiring students to
achieve at least a 3.25 grade point average in high school; providing that
payment of scholarships begins during the 2003-2004 academic year. (70 §§ 2611, 2612) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB351_int.rtf

2/6/01 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee

SB 356 (Laughlin) - TAX CREDIT/TEACHER’S
MATERIALS. Establishing an
income tax credit for public school teachers who purchase school materials,
supplies or equipment directly related to education and used in the
classroom. (68 § 2357.66) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB356_int.rtf

2/6/01 Referred
to Senate Finance Committee

SB 363 (Laughlin) - SCHOOL TESTING. Relating to Oklahoma School Testing Program
Act; providing for development of a comprehensive criterion-referenced test as
an alternative means of demonstrating required competencies. (70 § 1210.508) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB363_int.rtf

SB 427 (Morgan) - RETIREMENT. Requiring
the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma, upon a member making application
to retire, to provide an application to join retired teachers'
organization. (70 §§ 17-122,
17-122.1) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB427_int.rtf

2/6/01 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee

SB 438 (Helton/Kirby) - HEALTH INSURANCE. Deleting certain restrictions on the type of
high-deductible plan that can be offered by the State and Education Employees
Group Insurance Board; deleting provisions relating to medical saving accounts. (74 § 1371)
http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB438_int.rtf

SB 465 (Stipe) - CONSULTANTS/CONSTRUCTION.
Requiring all state agencies, boards and commissions except the
Department of Transportation and the Transportation Authority to use consultant
and construction contract forms required by the Director of the Department of
Central Services; specifying that all drawings, plans, specifications, and
models made by a consultant doing work for this state shall be the property of
this state. (61 §§ 60, 61; 69 §§
708.1/708.3) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB465_int.rtf

SB 553 (Horner/Tyler) - FIRE MARSHAL/BUILDING CODE. Modifying qualifications for the State Fire
Marshal; authorizing municipality or subdivision to adopt a renovation code for
existing building; requiring approval of such code by the Office of the State
Fire Marshal; adding International Building Code to list of approved
codes. (74 § 3324.11) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB553_int.rtf

SB 586 (Henry) - Tuition Equalization Grant. Creating an Oklahoma Tuition Equalization
Grant Program to provide the maximum possible use of existing educational
resources and facilities within the state, both public and private; authorizing
the State Regents to award tuition equalization grants to Oklahoma residents
enrolled as undergraduate students in any approved private or independent
higher education institution in the state.
(70 §§ 2620/2622) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB586_int.rtf

SB 607 (Robinson) - MEDICAL ASSISTANTS.
Requiring administration of medication to a resident of a home to be administered
by a certified medical assistant who has obtained appropriate training from a
vocational-technical school or institution of higher education. (63 § 1-835) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB607_int.rtf

2/6/01 Referred
to Senate Human Resources Committee

SB 611 (Littlefield/Mitchell) - HAZARDOUS
WEATHER CLOSING. Requiring
that when the Governor authorizes an agency to close with no minimum service
provided due to hazardous weather conditions, the appointing authority shall
place employees on paid administrative leave.
(74 § 840-2.20A) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB611_int.rtf

SB 634 (Robinson) - HEALTH INSURANCE.
Relating to health care coverage mandates; requiring the State and Education
Employees Group Insurance Board and the Oklahoma State Employees Benefits
Council to review and report after three years. (36 § 6061) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB634_int.rtf

SB 640 (Pruitt) - RETIREMENT. Relating to
the Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Public Employee's
Retirement System; providing benefits for members of the defined contribution
retirement plan. (70 § 17-108.1) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB640_int.rtf

2/6/01 Referred
to Senate Appropriations Committee

SB 650 (Leftwich/Fields) - Workers’
Compensation. For the purposes of the Workers’ Compensation
Act, providing that payments for medical and treatment charges are due and
owing only upon proper invoice. (85 §
14) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB650_int.rtf

SB 681 (Leftwich) - RETIREMENT. Requiring
the Teachers' Retirement System to provide retirement members an application to
participate in a retired teachers’ organization, along with a form allowing the
member to elect to have annual membership dues to be withheld from monthly
benefits. (70 §§ 17-122, 17-122.1) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SB681_int.rtf

SJR 11 (Morgan/Paulk) - BOARD OF REGENTS OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGES. Proposed constitutional amendment
modifying membership of the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges to reflect
congressional districts at the time of appointment. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SJR11_int.rtf

SJR 13 (Pruitt) - RETIREMENT. Creating the
State and Education Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Task Force to make
recommendations concerning a working defined contribution retirement plan for
the Teachers’ Retirement System and the Public Employees Retirement
System. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02SB/SJR13_int.rtf

HB 1019 (Easley/Crutchfield) - STATE ACCREDITING AGENCY/CAPITOL-MEDICAL CENTER. Re-creating until 2007 various entities
including the State Accrediting Agency and the Capitol-Medical Center
Improvement and Zoning Commission. (74
§ 3908) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1019_int.rtf

2/6/01 Referred
to House Govt Ops & Agency Oversight Committee

2/8/01 House
Committee - Passed

HB 1020 (Easley/Crutchfield) - CAPITOL-MEDICAL CENTER. Re-creating until 2007 the Capitol-Medical
Center Improvement and Zoning Commission, the membership of which includes the
president of the University of Oklahoma or designee. (73 § 83.1) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1020_int.rtf

2/6/01 Referred
to House Govt Ops & Agency Oversight Committee

2/8/01 House
Committee - Passed

HB 1023 (Easley/Crutchfield) - PRISON INDUSTRY MARKETING. Re-creating the Prison Industry Marketing
Development Advisory Task Force, the membership of which includes
representatives from Oklahoma State University and the University of
Oklahoma. (57 § 549.2) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1023_int.rtf

HB 1031 (John Sullivan) - TAX EXEMPTION FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL TUITION. Providing sales tax exemptions for sales of
tangible personal property or services to and tuition paid to private,
nonprofit institutions with a minimum of 50 students, registered by the state
Board of Education to participate in federal programs or accredited by the
State Regents. (68 § 1356) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1031_int.rtf

HB 1070 (Mitchell/Littlefield) - TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT. Authorizing state travel reimbursement to be
the same as the amount authorized by IRS for deductibility of expenses for
travel without additional documentation; removing language relating to
designated high-rate geographical areas.
(74 §§ 500.8, 500.9) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1070_int.rtf

2/6/01 Referred
to House Appropriations & Budget Committee

02/21/2001 House Committee - Do Pass

02/21/2001 General Order - House

HB 1072 (Mitchell/Monson) - UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA CANCER RESEARCH. Requesting the OU Board of Regents to
establish a cancer treatment and research program; authorizing the Board of
Regents to create a not-for-profit corporation to raise funds and name a board
of directors. (70 § 3317) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1072_int.rtf

2/6/01 Referred
to House Appropriations & Budget Committee

02/21/2001 House Committee - Do Pass

02/21/2001 General Order - House

HB 1080 (Coleman/Wilcoxson) - TUITION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. Removing the requirement for participation
in the Oklahoma Tuition Scholarship Program that students must have a standard
high school diploma; requiring that the two-year scholarship be paid the during
the first and third years of enrollment at a higher education institution or the
first two years of enrollment in a two-year vocational-technical program;
increasing state residency requirement from two years to four years prior to
completion of a high school curriculum; removing the requirement that a
participant must have a graduate ranking in the top 15 percent of the student’s
high school class; requiring that the participant have earned at least a 3.25
grade-point average on a 4.0 scale in the core curriculum. (70 §§ 2611, 2612) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1080_int.rtf

2/6/01 Referred
to House Appropriations & Budget Committee

HB 1090 (Benge/Smith) -
BIDDING. Requiring state agencies
to reciprocate bidding preferences given by other states or nations; requiring
the annual preparation and distribution to state purchasing agents a schedule
providing which states give bidders in their states a preference and the extent
of the preference. (74 § 85.17A) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1090_int.rtf

HB 1119 (Adair/Taylor) -
LEAVE SHARING. Allowing a state
employee to receive and use a maximum 365 days of donated leave during total
state employment if the employee is suffering from an illness that has been
certified as likely to result in death within two calendar years. (74 § 840-2.23) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1119_int.rtf

HB 1132 (O’Neal/Milacek) -
APPROPRIATIONS/INSURANCE.
Appropriating $20 million to the Oklahoma State and Education Employees
Group Insurance Board to offset premium increases adopted by the board to go
into effect for FY2002. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1132_int.rtf

HB 1159 (McCarter) - SMOKING. Modifying the Smoking in Public Places Act’s
prohibition against smoking in an educational facility that offers a program in
which children in grades K-12 are educated to provide an exception for company
employees receiving vocational-technical training at an educational
facility. (63 § 1-1523) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1159_int.rtf

HB 1201 (Ervin) - TELEMEDICINE COUNCIL. Modifying membership and duties of the
Telemedicine Advisory Council, which includes the Chancellor as a member;
directing the establishment of the Center for Telemedicine within the State Department
of Health; directing the establishment of a telehealth website. (63 §§ 1-2701/1-2702.1) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1201_int.rtf

HB 1217 (Turner/Muegge) - ETHANOL DEVELOPMENT. Creating the Oklahoma Ethanol Development Study
Act; creating the Oklahoma Ethanol Development Advisory Committee which
includes a member appointed by and representing Oklahoma State University. (2 § 1950.1, 1950.2) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1217_int.rtf

HB 1231 (Plunk/Wilkerson) - POLICE CORPS SCHOLARSHIPS. The committee substitute creates the
Oklahoma Police Corps program to provide educational opportunities for citizens
to obtain a baccalaureate degree or pursue graduate study on a competitive
basis if the student demonstrates an interest in law enforcement, and to
provide law enforcement training, with a stipend, for any citizen with a baccalaureate
degree who will commit to a minimum of four years of commissioned service with
a law enforcement agency in this state.

HB 1248 (Stites/Morgan) - TEACHERS’
RETIREMENT. Enacting the Oklahoma
Teachers' Retirement System Amendments Act of 2001. The committee substitute allows employing school districts to pay
all or a portion of the contributions and interest the member of the Teachers’
Retirement System is required to pay. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1248_int.rtf

HB 1252 (Wilson/Rozell) -
PURCHASING. Requiring all purchases
made by the state and political subdivisions of the state to be made from
vendors that hold an Oklahoma sales or use tax permit. The committee substitute makes the
requirement apply to individuals making purchases on behalf of a governmental
body. (19 § 1501) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1252_int.rtf

HB 1253 (Adair) - CRIMINAL
HISTORY OF TEACHER. Requiring
certain notification of criminal history information about school employees;
requiring filing of criminal history record for teacher licensure. The committee substitute amends sections
relating to the arrest of a student or school employee; changing notification
requirements; changing responsibility for notification; amending section
relating to qualifications for teacher employment, licensure and certification;
requiring certain criminal history records for licensure; authorizing the Board
to issue a temporary license for a certain period; establishing responsibility
for payment of the records (70 §§ 5-114,
6-190, 74 § 150.35) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1253_int.rtf

HB 1276 (Friskup/Haney) -
MEETING NOTICES ON INTERNET.
Modifying the Open Meeting Act to require a public body that has a web
site on the Internet to post a copy of all meeting notices on its web site. The
committee substitute is all new law requiring state agencies and boards to make
available on an Internet web site a schedule and information about their regularly
scheduled meetings and names of members of their governing bodies. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1276_int.rtf

HB 1287 (Piatt) - TAX CREDIT/TEACHER’S MATERIALS. Establishing an income tax credit for public
school teachers who purchase school materials, supplies or equipment directly
related to education and used in the classroom. (68 § 2357.101) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1287_int.rtf

2/6/01 Referred
to House Revenue & Taxation Committee

HB 1305 (Wells/Hobson) -
TEACHER CERTIFICATION. Requiring
that candidates for teacher certification pass the subject area curriculum
examinations in the area of specialization for which certification is sought;
requiring the resident committee for a resident teacher enrolled in an
alternative placement program to place emphasis on working with the resident
teacher in matters concerning classroom management and professional education
skills; repealing section relating to the Teacher Competency Review Panel. (70 §§ 6-122.3, 6-202) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1305_int.rtf

2/6/01 Referred
to House Common Education Committee

02/19/2001 House Committee - Do Pass

02/20/2001 General Order - House

HB 1307 (Bonny) - PURCHASING. Expressing legislative intent that state
agencies comply with the Central Purchasing Act for all acquisitions;
authorizing state agencies to acquire items and services through acquisitions
with other state agencies or political subdivisions under the Interlocal
Cooperation Act. (74 §§ 85.2,
85.3A) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1307_int.rtf

HB 1322 (Perry/Robinson) - Electronic signatures. Authorizing state agencies to adopt rules
relating to the use of digital signatures by the agency; extends until 2004 the
Electronic Commerce Task Force, the membership of which includes the
Chancellor. The committee substitute
no longer amends § 15-118 and it repeals a section concerning the Task Force on
Electronic Commerce; increases the financial security requirement to $250,000
and expands the task force to 49 members.
(12A § 15-118) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1322_int.rtf

HB 1334 (Calvey) - EMPLOYEE
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION. Providing
employers with civil immunity for providing accurate information about a
current or former employee’s job performance or reasons for separation to a
prospective employer or current or former employee; providing for a rebuttable
presumption of good faith; providing protection from certain civil liability
for reasonable reliance on disclosed information. (40 § 61, 70 § 5-125.1) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1334_int.rtf

2/6/01 Referred
to House Judiciary Committee

HB 1347 (Wilson) - MEETING
NOTICES ON INTERNET. Requiring
state agencies, including State System institutions, to make available on their
Internet web site a schedule of and information about their regularly scheduled
meetings and, when possible, special or emergency meetings and names of members
of the agency’s governing body. (74 §
3106.2) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1347_int.rtf

HB 1355 (Vaughn/Williams) -
OPEN MEETING. Providing that
nothing in the Open Meeting Act shall prohibit the hearing of comments from the
public during an open meeting, nor shall it be construed as establishing a
right of a member of the public to be permitted time to speak before a public
body; providing that public comments shall be permitted on any subject under
the jurisdiction of the body and shall not be limited to meeting agenda items;
prohibiting members undertaking any action or discussion on an item not
appearing on a posted agenda, except making brief comments in response to
statements made or questions posed by members of the public. (25 § 311)
http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1355_int.rtf

2/6/01 Referred
to House Rules Committee

02/15/2001 House Committee - Do Pass as
Amended

HB 1357 (Newport) - WORKERS’
COMPENSATION. Exempting employers
from liability or injuries to workers which occur when an employee is using or
abusing alcohol, illegal drugs or chemicals or abusing prescription drugs;
providing that this shall apply only when the employee is unable to prove by a
preponderance of evidence that the use or abuse of drugs, alcohol or prescription
drugs was not a cause of the injury.
(85 § 11) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1357_int.rtf

HB 1378 (Covey/Muegge) -
AGRICULTURE CODE. Amending various
sections relating to the Agricultural Code; Section 132 modifies definitions in
the Agricultural Linked Deposit Program, which includes a reference to the
Cooperative Extension Service of Oklahoma State University. The committee substitute amends various
sections pertaining to the Cooperative Extension Service of Oklahoma State
University; repeals sections relating to various subjects including tuition
waivers for farmers and ranchers and their spouses. (2 § 1762) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1378_int.rtf

HB 1401 (Lindley/Cain) -
DISABILITIES. Extending until 2002
the Task Force to Review the Complaint System for Persons with Disabilities,
the membership of which includes the Chancellor or a designee. (74 §§ 169.2, 169.2a) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1401_int.rtf

HB 1446 (Doug Miller) -
INCOME TAX/RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
Eliminating income threshold for Oklahomans to qualify for an income tax
exemption for retirement benefits; setting exemption at $5,500 in
benefits. (68 § 2358) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1446_int.rtf

2/6/01 Referred
to House Revenue & Taxation Committee

HB 1462 (Greenwood) -
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Mandating
that local professional development programs require that every five years
teachers and administrators of the district complete at least five credit hours
of courses provided by a higher education institution. (70 § 6-194) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1462_int.rtf

HB 1505 (Mass/Haney) -
APPROPRIATIONS/EDUCATION ENTITIES.
Appropriating to various education agencies, including the State
Department of Education for scholarships for the Great Expectations Summer
Institutes for Teachers, for implementing a telecommunications curriculum, for
a contract for a community education consortium, for monitoring programs for
teacher applicants, for contracting with the Alliance for Geographic Education;
and the Teacher Preparation Commission.
(70 § 18-103.1) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1505_int.rtf

HB 1537 (Mass/Haney) - JAZZ
HALL OF FAME/GREENWOOD CENTER.
Setting budgetary limitations for the Tourism and Recreation Department,
which includes funds for the Jazz Hall of Fame and the Greenwood Cultural
Center. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1537_int.rtf

2/6/01 Direct
to Calendar

2/22/01Title
stricken

2/22/01Bill
Amended and Passed - House (97-0)

HB 1559 (Mass/Haney) -
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS/STATE REGENTS.
This is a general appropriations bill; Sections 14-16 appropriate to the
State Regents; Sections 20-21 appropriate to the Physician Manpower Training
Commission; Section 24 appropriates to Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of
Science and Technology (OCAST); Section 25 appropriates to the Teacher
Preparation Commission; Section 74 appropriates to the University Hospitals
Authority. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1559_int.rtf

2/6/01 Direct
to Calendar

2/6/01 Reassigned
to House Appropriations & Budget

02/21/2001 House Committee - Do Pass

HB 1560 (Mass/Haney) -
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS/STATE REGENTS.
This is a general appropriations bill; Sections 14-16 appropriate to the
State Regents; Sections 20-21 appropriate to the Physician Manpower Training
Commission; Section 24 appropriates to Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of
Science and Technology (OCAST); Section 25 appropriates to the Teacher
Preparation Commission; Section 74 appropriates to the University Hospitals
Authority. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1560_int.rtf

2/6/01 Direct
to Calendar

HB 1564 (Mass/Haney) -
APPROPRIATIONS/STATE REGENTS. The
committee substitute makes supplemental appropriations to various state
agencies including the State Regents.

HB 1636 (Matlock/Cain) -
SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES. Relates
to prohibition for smoking in certain places; modifying exemption allowing
adults to smoke in an educational facility under certain circumstances;
requiring that smoking areas be completely out of sight of students in grades
K-12. (63 § 1-1523) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1636_int.rtf

HB 1637 (Matlock/Fisher) - sales tax exemption. For the purpose of sales tax exemptions, defining
museum to mean an entity accredited by the American Association of Museums or a
public or private tax-exempt institution organized on a permanent basis for
essentially educational purposes. (68 §
1356) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1637_int.rtf

HB 1641 (Deutschendorf/Maddox)
- GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS. Relates
to curriculum standards and high school graduation requirements; establishing
graduation requirements for students identified as mathematics challenged;
directing the State Board of Education to establish mathematics challenged
identification criteria; providing certain criteria. The committee substitute allows local boards of education to
establish criteria for identifying mathematics-challenged students; requires
that students be identified as mathematics-challenged if they measure in the
lower 10 percent in any of the established criteria. (70 § 11-103.6) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1641_int.rtf

HB 1642 (Deutschendorf) -
TECHNOLOGY OFFICE. Creating the
Office of Technology; creating the Governmental Technology Policy Board;
establishing advisory councils which include various members of higher
education; transferring duties, powers, and responsibilities of the Information
Services Division of the Office of State Finance to the Office of
Technology. (74 §§ 8401/8409) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1642_int.rtf

HB 1670 (Roach/Williams) -
FAMILY ASSISTANCE. Creating the
Investing in Stronger Oklahoma Families Act; encouraging the establishment of
family resource assistance that creates collaborative partnerships between
governmental agencies and private and nonprofit entities; includes the State
Regents in the list of agencies involved.
(10 § 22.2) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1670_int.rtf

HB 1688 (O’Neal/Milacek) - RETIREMENT. Authorizing purchase of prior service in the
Teachers’ Retirement System (OTRS) for teaching in private schools. The committee substitute adds the requirement
that years of service be used for purposes of determining a member’s benefit,
not for any other purpose. (70 §
17-104) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1688_int.rtf

HB 1696 (Roach/Hobson) -
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS/STATE REGENTS.
This is a general appropriations bill appropriating to the State
Regents, Physician Manpower Training Commission, Oklahoma Center for the
Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST), and the Teacher Preparation Commission. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1696_int.rtf

HB 1719 (Staggs/Capps) - RETIREMENT. This is a shell bill enacting the Teachers’
Retirement System Unfunded Liability Reduction Act of 2001. The committee substitute requires allocation
to the Teachers’ Retirement System from the general revenue fund at least 3.5
percent of the certified appropriations authorized by the State Board of
Equalization at the February 2001 meeting and each following year’s February
meeting; modifies apportionment of sales and use and income tax revenues;
repeals a section relating to the Teachers’ Retirement System dedicated revenue
revolving fund. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1719_int.rtf

HB 1767 (Roberts/Dunlap) - SCHOOL READINESS. Creating the Oklahoma Partnership for School
Readiness Act; creating the Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Board,
whose membership includes the Chancellor or designee. The committee substitute increases the number of board members to
30. (10 §§ 640/640.4) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1767_int.rtf

HB 1793 (Blackburn) - CONSTRUCTION. Requiring all new constructions at least
50,000 square feet in size and accessible from public corridors to contain at
least one unisex toilet facility constructed in accordance with regulations of
the Americans With Disabilities Act; states purpose as to allow disabled
persons to have assistance of either gender in the facility. (63 § 1-1016C) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1793_int.rtf

2/6/01 Referred
to House Industry & Labor Committee

HB 1804 (Glover/Smith) - INDIGENT DEFENSE. Amending sections relating to the Indigent
Defense System; providing that the Executive Director may enter into contracts
with individuals, educational institutions, or state or federal agencies for
other purposes. (22 § 1355.3) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1804_int.rtf

HB 1890 (Cargill) - INCOME TAX/college debt. Establishing an income tax credit not to exceed
$2,500 per year for payment of costs of attending a college or university
offering an undergraduate or graduate degree.
(68 § 2357.101) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1890_int.rtf

2/6/01 Referred
to House Revenue & Taxation Committee

HB 1896 (Blackburn/Henry) - INCOME TAX/college SAVINGS. Establishing an income tax deduction for
contributions to Oklahoma College Savings Plan accounts, not to exceed $2,500
per year per account. (68 § 2358) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1896_int.rtf

2/6/01 Referred
to House Revenue & Taxation Committee

2/7/01 House
Committee - Passed

HB 1898 (Hastings/Henry) - Workers’ Compensation. Relating to
Workers’ Compensation; contempt powers; medical case management; prehearing and
settlement conferences; cumulative trauma.
The committee substitute requires that if the State Insurance Fund pays
any form of compensation to any person for the sale or renewal of a policy or
for collection of any premium, the fund shall be liable for paying all premium
taxes, be subject to the jurisdiction of the state insurance commissioner and
comply with all statutes and rules regarding insurers. (85 §§ 1.2, 3.4, 14, 24.2, 43, 172) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1898_int.rtf

HB 1901 (Ross) - GREENWOOD AREA SCHOLARSHIP. Creating the Greenwood Area Education and
Scholarship Program to provide an award to descendants of the victims and
survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot D0isaster who meet certain criteria. (70 § 2620)
http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1901_int.rtf

2/6/01 Referred
to House Rules Committee

HB 1914 (Ray Miller/Morgan)
- CAREER-TECHNOLOGY. Creating the Task Force on Career-Technology
Professional Certification; includes in membership one member from a higher
education institution and the Chancellor or designee. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1914_int.rtf

HB 1964 (Lindley/Morgan) -
MEDICAL MICROPIGMENTATION. Creating the Oklahoma Medical Micropigmentation
Regulation Act; requires individuals who are licensed by the Board of Nursing,
in order to give intra-oral injections, to complete a course on the
administration of local anesthesia offered by the Oklahoma College of Dentistry (63 § 1-1454) http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HB1964_int.rtf

HJR 1019 (Staggs/Capps) - TOBACCO SETTLEMENT ENDOWMENT TRUST FUND. Proposed constitutional amendment modifying
references to the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Fund. The committee substitute proposes that 20
percent of monies received by the state in a tobacco settlement go to the
Teachers’ Retirement System to reduce the unfunded liabilities. http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/HJR1019_int.rtf